Star Trek beaming-up could become a possibility as teleport technology improves

Dr Spock and Captain Kirk were two of the original heroes of Star Trek.

Published:19:58Friday 11 March 2016

When Captain Kirk wanted to get back to the USS Enterprise he would order “Beam me up, Scotty.”

This simple order dispatched through a flip top communicator would see him and his crew on a strange planet disappeared into a fuzz only to reappear instantly in the transporter room aboard the ship.

Now self confessed Trekkies from the University of Jena in Germany have used their love of Star Trek and their knowledge to prove teleportation is a reality. They showed how to beam information from one place to another immediately - without it disappearing.

Professor Dr Alexander Szameit said it was possible to teleport if not actual solid particles, at least their properties.

He said: “Many of the ideas from Star Trek that back then appeared to be revolutionary have become reality.

“Doors that open automatically, video telephony or flip phones - all things we have first seen on the starship USS Enterprise.”